Child Care Assistant PT (2) 6696

About the role

The Child Care Assistant (2) positions at the Cape Cod Child Development Center in Buzzards Bay, MA are responsible for executing educational experiences, managing program environments, and assisting with various daily activities to support the healthy development of children.

Responsibilities

• Plans and executes appropriate early childhood education experiences with a variety of materials.
• Works with the director and teachers to implement age-appropriate curriculum and activities.
• Helps establish a positive program environment for child and youth interactions.
• Assists in providing and leading planned activities for program participants.
• Interacts with children and youth using approved child guidance and youth development techniques.
• Interacts professionally with staff members, parents, and the command.
• Maintains program participation data and completes required daily reports.
• Prepares, arranges, and maintains indoor and outdoor activity areas and materials.
• Maintains control of and accounts for the whereabouts and safety of children at all times.
• Helps arrange for/serve appropriate snacks/meals where applicable.
• Performs routine care giving tasks, helps with materials and activities, receives children, interacts with children, and attends to their physical needs.
• Ensures care is provided in accordance with standards, assists in planning, and conducting activities, conducts health checks, ensures the safety and well-being of children, completes reports, and interacts with parents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED certificate.
• One year of general experience working with children in a group program with children and/or youth.
• Possess and maintain the physical ability to lift and carry up to 45 pounds and over, sit and rise from the floor, walk, bend, and stoop and stand on a routine basis.

Preferred

• Two (2) years of education above the High School level, which includes twelve (12)-semester hours of college credit in early childhood/elementary/secondary/special education, child/youth development, psychology, human development, youth program administration or related behavioral sciences.
• A One year vocational certificate in childcare.

Benefits

The U.S. Coast Guard Community Services Command offers comprehensive benefits including paid annual and sick leave, holiday pay, medical/dental/vision insurance, flexible/depending spending account, pension plan, 401k savings plan, life insurance, short term/long term disability, tuition assistance, paid parental leave, and more.

Pay

$18.00/hour

Schedule

Part Time (20-29 hrs/wk)

Qualifications

Your resume/application must clearly demonstrate the required experience and/or education. Experience includes both paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer service through National Service programs. Volunteer work can help develop essential skills, competencies, and leadership experience that may translate directly to paid employment. You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice. It is recommended the resume clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You should also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee.